1. What period and group are your elements in?
The noble gases are in group 18 and periods 1-6
2. List the elements in your group.
The elements in our group are Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, and Radon.
3. Is your group a solid, liquid, or gas?
Our group is a gas.
Argon
4. What are 3 physical properties of your group?
The noble gases are colorless, odorless, and tasteless.
5. What are 3 chemical properties of your group?
They are inflammable, their atoms cannot combine with other elements to form compounds, and the noble gases have full valence
electron shells
Xenon light
6. What are 3 interesting facts about noble gases?
Noble gases were found in the late 1800’s, they were once believed to have a valence of zero, and a scientist studying the sun discovered
them.
7. What are 2 common uses of noble gases?
Neon, a noble gas is put into neon signs at stores, and balloons are filled with the noble gas, helium
Noble Gases
1. What period and group are your elements in?
The noble gases are in group 18 and periods 1-6
2. List the elements in your group.
The elements in our group are Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, and Radon.
3. Is your group a solid, liquid, or gas?
Our group is a gas.
The noble gases are colorless, odorless, and tasteless.
5. What are 3 chemical properties of your group?
They are inflammable, their atoms cannot combine with other elements to form compounds, and the noble gases have full valence
electron shells
6. What are 3 interesting facts about noble gases?
Noble gases were found in the late 1800’s, they were once believed to have a valence of zero, and a scientist studying the sun discovered
them.
7. What are 2 common uses of noble gases?
Neon, a noble gas is put into neon signs at stores, and balloons are filled with the noble gas, helium
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